What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22965 and 22983?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22965 and 22983 is 3.

GCF(22965,22983) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22965 and 22983, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22965 and 22983.

How to find the GCF of 22965 and 22983?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22965 and 22983. After we will calculate the factors of 22965 and 22983 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22965

Prime factors of 22965 are 3, 5, 1531. Prime factorization of 22965 in exponential form is:

22965 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 1531¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22983

Prime factors of 22983 are 3, 47, 163. Prime factorization of 22983 in exponential form is:

22983 = 3¹ × 47¹ × 163¹

Step-3: Factors of 22965

List of positive integer factors of 22965 that divides 22965 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 1531, 4593, 7655

Step-4: Factors of 22983

List of positive integer factors of 22983 that divides 22965 without a remainder.

1, 3, 47, 141, 163, 489, 7661

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22965 and 22983. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22965 and 22983 is 3.

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